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Ultraviolet laser induced sub-micron periodic domain formation in congruent undoped lithium niobate crystals

Ultraviolet laser induced sub-micron periodic domain formation in congruent undoped lithium niobate crystals
Ultraviolet laser induced sub-micron periodic domain formation in congruent undoped lithium niobate crystals
We report the formation of ordered sub-micron periodic surface domains on the -z face of congruent undoped lithium niobate single crystals induced by pulsed ultraviolet laser illumination of the sample faces under specific irradiation conditions. We demonstrate the utility of this simple light-induced technique for achieving periodic domain inversion and investigate the nature and spatial structure of these nano-domains by scanning force microscopy. We also demonstrate subsequent re-inversion of a small region of these light-induced nano-domains using scanning force microscopy.
0946-2171
341-344
Sones, C.L.
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Sones, C.L., Valdivia, C.E., Scott, J.G., Mailis, S., Eason, R.W., Scrymgeour, D.A., Gopalan, V., Jungk, T. and Soergel, E. (2005) Ultraviolet laser induced sub-micron periodic domain formation in congruent undoped lithium niobate crystals. Applied Physics B, 80 (3), 341-344. (doi:10.1007/s00340-005-1731-7).

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We report the formation of ordered sub-micron periodic surface domains on the -z face of congruent undoped lithium niobate single crystals induced by pulsed ultraviolet laser illumination of the sample faces under specific irradiation conditions. We demonstrate the utility of this simple light-induced technique for achieving periodic domain inversion and investigate the nature and spatial structure of these nano-domains by scanning force microscopy. We also demonstrate subsequent re-inversion of a small region of these light-induced nano-domains using scanning force microscopy.

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Published date: 2005
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 16098
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/16098
ISSN: 0946-2171
PURE UUID: f5e4908d-112e-4553-a64e-2cc382453e86
ORCID for S. Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670
ORCID for R.W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204

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Date deposited: 23 Jun 2005
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:38

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Author: C.L. Sones
Author: C.E. Valdivia
Author: J.G. Scott
Author: S. Mailis ORCID iD
Author: R.W. Eason ORCID iD
Author: D.A. Scrymgeour
Author: V. Gopalan
Author: T. Jungk
Author: E. Soergel

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